Quiz: CNA Practice Exam 3 Of 5
A nurse assistant is one that helps take care of patients. For you to be one you have to successfully pass both sections of the CAN exams. Do you think you are perfect for the Canadian Nurses Association? So let’s play this quiz and how much you do know. Good luck!
- 1.Inactivity and immobility may cause all of the following except for
- A.
Skin breakdown.
- B.
Permanent cotractures.
- C.
Increased intestinal peristalsis.
- D.
Secretions remaining in the lungs.
- 2.The nurse aide knows that the term "up ad lib" means the client
- A.
Is not permitted out of bed.
- B.
Is independent with balanced periods fo rest and activity.
- C.
Is out of bed at mealtime only.
- D.
Will need assistance of two for all activities of daily living.
- 3.Mr. Perez is very weak and uncoordinated from a previous stroke. The nurse aide selects which device to assist Mr. Perez in walking safely?
- A.
Geri-chair
- B.
Transfer belt
- C.
Trochater roll
- D.
Hoyer lift
- 4.A common sign of approaching death is
- A.
Increased appetite.
- B.
Normal or elevated signs.
- C.
Severe, unceasing pain.
- D.
Decreased body functions
- 5.The BEST definition of the rang-of-motion term abduction is to
- A.
Bring a body part to a center or middle line.
- B.
Bend the sole of the ftoot.
- C.
Overextend a limb or part.
- D.
Move a body part away from a center or middle line.
- 6.You notice that Mrs. Small's vital signs are decreasing and her respiration are zero. You SHOULD
- A.
Continue with her normal care.
- B.
Wait five minutes an take her vital signs again.
- C.
Tell the family that she is dead.
- D.
Contact the charge nurse immediately.
- 7.After Mrs. Small's death, her husband wishes to share his feelings and emotions. The nurse aide SHOULD
- A.
Listen and try to comfort him.
- B.
Change the subject.
- C.
Tell him to go to a counselor.
- D.
Tell him to keep his feelings to himself.
- 8.An example of a special device to help prevent contractures is a (an)
- A.
Hadroll.
- B.
Doppler.
- C.
Air mattress.
- D.
Manometer.
- 9.Saying that a coworker took a client's money when this is UNTRUE is an example of
- A.
Negligence.
- B.
Assult.
- C.
Defamtion.
- D.
Harding.
- 10.Paraplegia refers to paralysis of the
- A.
Legs or lower part of the body.
- B.
The left half fo the body.
- C.
All four extremities.
- D.
Arms or upper part of the body.
- 11.The MOST accurate method of measuring body temperature is
- A.
Rectal.
- B.
Oral.
- C.
Axial.
- D.
Feeling the forhead.
- 12.Which of the following sets of vital signs should be reported IMMEDIATELY?
- A.
T98.6, P-60, R-14, BP-120/60
- B.
T-102.4, P-100, R-32, BP-180/100
- C.
T-99.6, P-80, R-16, BP-132/70
- D.
T-97.6, P-82, R-20, BP-110/60
- 13.A large glass holds 240 cc. The patient drank one-third of the large glass. The nurse aide would record this as
- A.
1/3 fo 240 cc.
- B.
30 cc.
- C.
80 cc.
- D.
120 cc.
- 14.Mr. Jones is place on strict intake and output after surgery. The nurse aide SHOULD
- A.
Keep Mr. Jones NPO.
- B.
Record all of the solid foods Mr. Jones eats.
- C.
Record all fluid intake and output every shift.
- D.
Measure only the first voiding after surgery.
- 15.Which of the following would be included in a client's output record?
- A.
Urine, food eaten, and IV solutions
- B.
Urine, emesis, and bleeding
- C.
Liquids taken in druing the shift
- D.
Bowel movements only
- 16.Which of the following is an intake-and-output problem that the nurse aid MUST report?
- A.
The client states that he is not hungry.
- B.
The client requests a dedpan.
- C.
The client ahs not voided in eight hours.
- D.
The client's eight-hour ouput is 600 cc.
- 17.Mrs. Brown's water pitcher holds 600 cc. The pitcher is full at the begining of the shift. Halway through the shift, the pitcher is empty, and you refill it. At the end of the shift, the pitcher is one-half full. Total water intake for the shift.
- A.
1,200 cc.
- B.
600 cc.
- C.
900 cc.
- D.
300 cc.